Adolé Isabelle Glitho-Akueson

Adolé Isabelle Glitho-Akueson (born 4 May 1949) is a Togolese entomologist who is Professor of Animal Biology at the University of Lomé. She is the chair of UNESCO's "Women, Science and Sustainable Water Management in West Africa and Central Africa" committee and a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences.

Biography Glitho-Akueson was born on 4 May 1949 in Benin. She went to secondary school in Benin and also studied for her undergraduate degree there. In 1973 she moved to France to study at University of Dijon, from where she was awarded her Masters in Animal Biology in 1975. She continued to study as was awarded her doctorate in Insect Physiology in 1977.

In 1978, she returned to West Africa and began her first academic post as assistant lecturer in Animal Biology in the Faculty of Sciences in University of Lomé in September 1978. In 1981, she was appointed to a full lectureship. Her expertise lies in the integrated management of pest populations.

She is a member of the advisory committee of the Sustainable Food Security for West and Central Africa (SADAOC) Foundation. She holds the UNESCO Chair "Women, Science and Sustainable Water Management in West Africa” and is an expert in access to higher education for women in Africa. Knight of La Légion d’Honneur (France) Laureate for the Regional African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award - 2013